What type of wireless router do I need to offer wireless internet like hotels?

Hello ALL.
What type of wireless router do I need to offer wireless internet like hotels? I do not want to charge credit cards or anything like that.... I just want to have the guest users see the SSID in their wireless software and when connect to it. Once connected and try to go on the internet, I want them to hit a website that asks for a keyphrase and a disclaimer. if they type the keyphrase they gain access to the internet. if they do not, they are still blocked.

If possible, I would like to have the option that asks if they need a public IP address for VPN users.
what kind of cost is associated with something like that. I think it should be pretty simple to setup.

Sorry - bad computer had the wrong link in the clipboard. This is what I ment to send (I think).
http://www.sparcotech.com/wireless_networking/setting_up_wireless_hotspot/wireless_hotspot/wifi_hotspot_setup.html

Hello
Just wanted to point you in the right direction..
As for what type of wireless router... I'm not sure if your looking for brand or Type.. So I will provide both. Just about any manufacturer's wireless will work. You should consider using a 802.11 B/G router as these are the most common. Also It would be a good idea to conduct a wireless survey so that you can cover all of the areas you would like. Also be mindful that if more than on A/P (access point) is needed each A/P will require a different channel. As for the redirect for authorization your looking to setup a web proxy. My personal recommendation for this one is a Linux solution. Don't know how familiar you are with it. As for the VPN connectivity more and more are using port 443 for this type of access just don't block it at a firewall or the router and they will be able to establish a vpn connection. As for cost the wireless stuff is pretty cheap... as for the Linux prox it can be cheap... I don't know the size of the hotel or building you are trying to set this up for. Linux is friendly I imagine that you will be able to get away with a P4 with between 1-1.5 gb of ram. Well that's it let me know if you have any further questions.....

thank you for your reply. you kind of touched on what I am looking for.
Currently I have a Linksys G/b in place and the area is covered pretty well (small)
the problem is that I have it secured WEP. I get a lot of visitors in the building and everytime we have to go through the wireless card they have to put the encryption key.
This is what I want to do:
have the wireless to be not secure, when a visitor comes in, he/she connect to the network, and when they go to the internet I want it to route them to a page to put a passphrase (standard one that I would create) which would allow them to get on the internet. Some hotels have a box that says if you are using a VPN you can check a box that would give you a public IP.)
the reason behind this is that no one we do not want can get internet access to the internet through the wireless network, and this way I do not have to deal with all different wireless cards, I just have to deal with a web site to put a pass phrase.
does that make sense? if not I will get into detail.

thank you bmedward but this is not really what I need. I will have one pass phrase, this is for visitors from different companies that come in and want to get on the internet. they will be connecting to network other than my primary one, they will be hooked up to a cable connection that is doing nothing but serving visitors. I do not have a lot budgeted for this porject.

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do you have any idea as to what type of technology they use to get page redirection and based on pass phrase the user gets internet access. Budget is an issue unfortunatly and these seem to be like the big dogs.
I want to be able to look at different vendors out there and compare.

Thank you all for your help. I ended doing it via 46bit encryption with a 10 digit number... works well. $0 cost. I was hoping to find something decent for little money out of pocket :)
I learned a lot from the links you provided find good info. :)

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